We are a group of civil society activists and researchers who are concerned about public transportation in Hyderabad. We want a mass rapid transit system that includes the buses, trains (MMTS/Metro), sidewalks and cycle paths. But the proposed elevated metro will not meet these objectives.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

This is one of the lies being spread by the project promoters and their cohorts.
First, there will be no load of that size (60,000 pphdt) in Hyderabad. This
city doesn't have a central business district (CBD) of the scale of connaught
place in Delhi. Even the Delhi metro is not carrying that much load. Delhi
metro is carrying about 16 lakh/day, sometimes a maximum of 20 lakh on some
days. That is, in a city of 1.3 crore people with a metro network of 162 km
(including 32 km underground) on 6 corridors. To say that Hyderabad metro of 72
km will carry 15 lakh and then 25 lakh is spreading BIG lies to justify such
projects. Only future will tell how this project becomes a curse for the city.-- CR

HYDERABAD, October 9, 2012

Hyderabad metro rail to carry 60,000 passengers per hour

GEETANATH

Hyderabad Metro Rail is going to be a ‘high density’ project in terms of
carrying capacity of passengers per hour. It means that when
operational the elevated rail system can carry up to 60,000 Passengers Per Hour
in Peak Direction (PPHPD). Initially the plan was to build a ‘medium
density’ project which entails a carrying capacity of 40,000 passengers per
hour per direction as per the Delhi Metro prepared detailed project report.
Later, it was decided to scale up during the construction stage itself by increasing
the axle load for hauling more people considering the rising traffic density
across the three routes. “Little can be done once the viaduct and piers
are constructed so we decided to increase the axle load when the work began,”
explains Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy. While the
three car trains will have a carrying capacity of 1,000 passengers per trip,
six car trains later will have carrying capacity of 6,000 passengers with a
frequency of five minutes a train. For more, read.. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hyderabad-metro-rail-to-carry-60000-passengers-per-hour/article3980572.ece?homepage=true